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INTO is advising all members currently involved in distance learning with their pupils to follow their normal practice and take a break over Easter. Pupils, parents and teachers all need to take a break from distance learning and relax over Easter.
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Thousands of striking workers arrived at Belfast City Hall for a mass rally during the unions’ day of action.
The mass rally heard calls for money for striking public sector workers to be released by Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.
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The Education Minister Peter Weir has decreed that schools will open as normal in January 2021. The Minister waited until 8pm on Friday 18th December 2020 when the majority of schools have already closed to announce this decision.
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Gerry Murphy Northern Secretary - "So they have moved the transfer test to January 2021, I suggest they move it further to the dust bin of history where it belongs."
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INTO President, Dorothy McGinley, has arrived at the picket line outside St Eugene's PS, Derry.
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Teachers, not politicians, should decide pupils' futures. Professor Tony Gallagher's article, reinforces INTO belief that our education system requires proper long term funding & a complete review of the education system from top to bottom with teachers input essential.
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Member's at All Saint's College, Belfast, along with their children took to the picket line outside the school gates today.
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Homework debate with educational professionals around the world suggest that the amount of time spent on homework per week has little relevance to an education system’s performance. League tables show that those countries that spend less time on homework actually rank higher.
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INTO will communicate in strong terms members frustration at this last minute decision. The Minister clearly fails to appreciate the value of the teaching workforce.
INTO calls upon the Minister to reconsider this decision in consultation with the CMO, CSO and Minister of Health
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INTO considers that, in the middle of a covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education would be better served focusing on preserving the health and well-being of the children in their care than safe guarding the profit margins of private businesses.
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The INTO congratulates Gerry Murphy on his appointment as Assistant General Secretary of the
@irishcongress
as he prepares to stand down as Northern Secretary.
Having served with distinction for 11 years, he will formally step down next March. Read:
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This year’s May Day Rally guest speaker, RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch (pictured centre), joins Northern Secretary, Mark McTaggart and INTO staff for a photograph.
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The INTO is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McTaggart as Northern Secretary, taking office Monday, 13 March. The vacancy arose after the appointment of Gerry Murphy as Assistant General Secretary of ICTU. See:
@irishcongress
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Mark McTaggart, INTO Northern Secretary, joins members on the picket line at St Malachy’s Primary School, Belfast.
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The SDLP's Claire Hanna, MP and Northern Secretary, Mark McTaggart meeting today, at Northern Office, to discuss issues in Education.
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INTO senior management, staff and members arrive at Belfast City Hall for todays Rally.
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Teaching Union calls for 'immediate schools' closure' in NI calls for the immediate closures of schools.
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Northern Ireland schools closed this morning as teachers go on strike. INTO members picket outside their schools gates.
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INTO sends solidarity to our French teaching colleagues as they protest the unjustifiable murder of Samuel Paty and we offer our sincere condolences to Samuel’s family and friends.
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Teachers’ Union leaders Justin McCamphill
@NASUWT_NI
, Jacqui White
@UTU_edu
, Mark McTaggart
@INTO_NI
getting organised to step forward in the
#BelfastPride
parade today.
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Teachers and principals rightly deserve the praise for making schools safe for pupils and staff.
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Can you afford not to strike?
Raise your voice! Email your local MLAs and the Secretary of State…share your story.
#FairPayInEducation
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DE were to update the Teaching unions concerning plans for school reopening in January. They have since cancelled the meeting. Once again teachers are left in the dark and will be expected to deal with ministerial indecision over the Christmas holidays.
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INTO welcomes the Education Committee intervention. Teachers and young people were asked to trust the system.Yesterday proved the system is not fit for purpose. Our young people have responded maturely to the pandemic, not one individual should have been disadvantaged.
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INTO calls on the Stormont Executive, as a matter of urgency, to ensure that adequate testing is provided for teachers and other staff who are currently in schools facilitating supervised learning to children of key workers
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The time for action is here. Support the Strike 21st February 2023. Share the images with us of your picket lines or school groups at the various rally venues tag
@INTO_NI
@UTU_edu
@NEU_NIreland
@NASUWT_NI
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Our education system is disintegrating as the needs of the children and their teachers have been ignored to meet unrealistic budgetary targets. The system requires an immediate huge cash transfusion followed by a root and branch reform. Anything less is simply a sticking plaster.
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St Conor's PS, staff in Omagh, facing the bitter elements out on picket line.
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John Boyle, INTO General Secretary, along with Ex-President John Driscoll, travelled from Dublin to support members and strike action throughout the North today.
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INTO was and remains dissatisfied with the response of the Department of Education and the employers in the meeting of the 31st of December. We will continue to challenge their inaction and offer practical suggestions to them of further protections being made available to members
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BBC News - Coronavirus: Schools in Scotland and Wales to close from Friday
Education Minister needs to make the decision to close schools!
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Today's announcement regarding the phased return to schools from the Executive has posed as many questions as answers. INTO will seek further clarification from the Department of Education tomorrow.
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Tremendous turn out at today's Belfast City Hall Rally - Solidarity!
#EducationDeservesBetter
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Five teaching unions to ‘embark on an agreed programme of industrial action short of strike’
INTO Northern Secretary, Gerry Murphy said it was “an unprecedented show of unity by all five teacher unions in the north” and a coordinated campaign of industrial action would begin.
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SCHOOL CLOSURES
📣 The 2-week closure announced this morning will provide welcome respite to northern INTO members.
✏️ We call on the relevant authorities to ensure schools are given sufficient notice to allow them to plan & prepare for any further changes.
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INTO members will take Strike Action on Wednesday 26 April. More info to follow.
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Following the decision taken by the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) to call a half day of strike action on Wednesday 29 November 2023, INTO Northern Secretary Mark McTaggart said:
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Northern Chair, Caroline McCarthy said,"Our Minister Peter Weir has repeatedly claimed that it will be medical and scientific advice that will guide his decisions. Now it is the moment for him to demonstrate he means what he says and follow medical and scientific advice."
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INTO, working with NITC colleagues, has tonight secured an urgent meeting with DE and EA to discuss further mitigations for staff and pupils in special schools. We will continue to make this a priority in the coming days and will update members as the situation develops.
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INTO President Dorothy McGinley with the teacher unions, as they gathered at the gates of Hillsborough Castle calling for Fair Pay.
#EducationMatters
#FairPayAndWorkload
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Northern Office take their lives in their hands to show their support for Belfast Pride 2018 and the members organising the INTO float for the parade. All members are encouraged to come out and support their INTO float on Saturday at 1pm.
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INTO members on the picket line today outside St. Patrick's PS, Belfast.
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These are just some of the amazing women who spoke at Northern Conference, last week. We will celebrate Womens' achievements today and every day!
#InspireInclusion
#IWD2024
#intomembers
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The solution INTO are pushing in terms of the childcare issue is that there exists a whole childcare sector that is effectively shut down. They are the professionals and they are best placed to undertake this role with the proper protections put in place.
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INTO Northern Office staff and members participating in colourful Belfast Pride parade.
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Wishing all our dedicated teachers and school leaders a joyous Christmas, filled with well-deserved rest, moments of warmth and lots of Christmassy treats.
Merry Christmas!
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Teachers and School Leaders have had to wait for 3 years to have their pay levels adjusted to reflect their work and worth.
NITC continue together to deliver a strong message that we cannot wait to have these issues resolved.
#PayParityInEducation
#TradeUnionThursday
#TUTTUT
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Ciará and her daughter Catherine, who celebrated her 7th birthday on the picket line at All Saints College, Belfast.
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INTO Northern Committee and Northern Office staff showing their support for the, "Climate Strike," taking place around the world today.
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Tommy McGlone, INTO Senor Official, joins members on the picket line.
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School principals and teacher unions have been saying this for quite some time and it has been the funding shortfall, not industrial action by teaching unions, which has created the "challenging circumstances" for school leaders.
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Dorothy McGinley makes her inaugural speech as the 155th President of INTO.
#INTOCongress2023
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INTO CALLS ON EDUCATION MINISTER TO ABANDON
TRANSFER TEST
INTO remains deeply concerned by the stance of the Minister of Education with regard academic selection at 11.
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INTO Officials and members met with Palestinian teachers from Gaza and
@nickbilbrough
@HandsUpProject
as TUFP Education Group hosted members of the in
@INTO
-NI office in Belfast today. Discussions centred on making connections between Irish and Palestinian schools and pupils.
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INTO will be attending the vigil today on behalf of our members. We encourage teachers right across the island of Ireland to light a candle, wherever you are between 4 and 5pm tomorrow, in memory of our member Ashling Murphy.
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Our 7,000 members across 800 schools in
#NorthernIreland
are preparing for strike action tomorrow morning from 9am to 12.30pm
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INTO have written to Education Minister, Peter Weir, to raise their concerns following increased speculation regarding a possible early re-opening of schools.
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INTO Northern Secretary Gerry Murphy commenting on the Westminster's NI Affairs report said that,"The report from the Westminster NI Affairs Committee, states what every teacher, governor and parent has been aware of for several years.
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Teaching staff at schools in North Belfast on today's picket line. St Therese of Lisieux PS, Dominican College and Holy Cross Boys PS.
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NIC-ICTU Education Group call on the government to give clear direction to schools in relation to meal provision, cleaning, transport and provide proper funding to keep workers and children safe.
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Unions join together outside the school gates at Hazelwood Integrated, Newtownabbey.
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INTO is calling for the publication of a detailed breakdown of the figures relating to COVID-19 in schools, across the north, in the face of increased reports received from its members of COVID-19 outbreaks in their schools.
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Superb response from schools to the West Belfast food bank in 2 days! Donations collected by INTO reps from St Rose's, Corpus Christi, St Dominic's, St Louise's, St Kevin's, Holy Trinity, St Oliver Plunkett's, St Teresa's, La Salle, Rathmore, St Anne's and Glenveagh.
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All schools had planned Easter holidays and INTO members are advised that these holidays should be maintained and no distance learning take place during this time.
Stay safe, stay in touch and for now…stay at home.
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International Woman's Day is celebrated by the unveiling of statues of two historic women activists Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney at Belfast City Hall, this special event was attended by INTO Official Kevin Daly and Moira O'Kane.
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SIPTU's Frank Connolly delivering the Vere Foster Lecture on the topic of 'What might an all-island education system look like?’
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Siobhan McElhinney, INTO Northern Chair, joins members at the Derry Rally today.
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During today's Belfast Rally, INTO school reps met up with their former teacher, ICTU assistant general secretary, Gerry Murphy.
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Congratulations you made it! Teachers, you've worked tirelessly this term and now it's time to take a well-deserved break. There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest, use both and overlook neither!
#FridayFeeling
#TakeCareOfYou
#HappyHalloween
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Teachers’ unions were joined by INTO President Dorothy McGinley as they gather at the gates of Hillsborough Castle to make teachers’ voices heard. Fair Pay for teachers needs to be high on the agenda.
#BeVisableBeHeard
@INTOnews
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Stop volunteering at work.
You are a college educated, certified professional and deserve to be paid for every second of work.
Teaching is only part of who you are. You deserve a work/life balance too!
#FairPayandWorkload
#InvestInEducation
#TradeUnionThursday
#TUTTUT
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@INTO_NI
are getting ready to join forces with sister unions including
@UTU_edu
to bring teachers’ voices and feet to the street on Wednesday 26th April to fight for fair pay in education. Join us at Belfast City Hall 1pm
#EducationDemandsBetter
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Speaking on Radio Ulster, Caroline McCarthy INTO NC Chairperson said, " The mitigations in place in Special schools don't apply.There is a need to recognise that Special Needs teachers are front line staff and we need to see action for vaccinations for this work force."
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Paul Maskey, West Belfast MP, joins INTO Northern Chair and school staff on the picket line at St Louise's College, Belfast.
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INTO Response to Minster's Statements re Opening of Schools. Please click on link.
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Gerry Murphy, INTO Northern Secretary, delivers his speech at todays Belfast City Hall Rally.
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It is important to appreciate everything our teachers are doing to keep education on track.
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INTO’s Northern Committee Chairperson, Caoimhin MacColaim instructs members to engage fully in our strike action on Wednesday 29 November 2023. Watch Caoimhin’s video message to members here:
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The Northern Committee of INTO, following careful consideration, have recommended that members accept the terms of the offer. Poll will take place from 12.00 noon on Monday 20 April 2020 to 5pm on Wednesday 22 April 2020. All members will receive a link via email or text to vote.
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An excellent turnout of INTO members at the
@irishcongress
@NIC_ICTU
May Day Rally & March in Belfast.
#MayDay2022
#SupportFairPayInEducation
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Pictured below are INTO members supporting todays strike at St Mary’s, PS, Draperstown.
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